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THE PROGESTOGEN-ONLY PILL: HOW DO YOU TAKE THE MINIPILL?
You must take the minipill at the same time every day for it to work effectively. Choose a time that will suit you to take it and take the very first pill at that time on the first day of your period.
The minipill works best to prevent pregnancy between three and 21 hours after you have taken each pill. It’s a good idea to work out the best time to take it so that you will be fully covered if you have sex. If you usually have sex at night, or first thing in the morning, then the best time to take the minipill would be at lunchtime or early in the evening, just swallow the pill with water.
The minipill comes in a pack of 28 pills, so when you’ve finished one pack, start straight away on the next pack. You don’t have any break from taking the pills.
If you are not having periods, for example if you are breastfeeding, and your periods haven’t returned since the baby was born, you can start taking the minipill whenever you like.
Keep on taking the minipill until you decide that you want to use another type of contraception, or you want to get pregnant
What do I do if I miss a minipill? If you miss taking a minipill, take the next pill as soon as you remember it, and take the following pill at the usual time. If you are more than three hours late taking your pill, and you have sex during the next two days you should use condoms, or another form of contraception.
If you miss pills around the time that you have unprotected sex you may want to think about using emergency contraception.
You can ring a Family Planning Centre or your doctor if you feel worried. It’s better to be absolutely sure what to do, than to wait and see what happens.
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